aneurysms, venous insufficiency, venous stasis ulcers, PAD, acute arterial ischemia. (be sure to know the difference in venous and arterial disease!) PAD (thickening of the artery walls, which results in the progressive narrowing of the arteries of the upper and lower extremities) -risk factors: tobacco use (most important), hyperlipidemia, elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein, diabetes (occurs much earlier), uncontrolled hypertension, increases with age, African Americans, 2 times higher in Mexican/Hispanic
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very moist, humid, and often hot environment of the Swamp Rabbit is the wetlands. They prefer residing in areas such as floodplains, swamps, river bottoms, lake borders, cane thickets, riparian areas, and other lowland areas (2015). Fallen trees and limbs cover these places and provide the vegetation needed. Swamp Rabbit are herbivores and eat what is available which never limits their food supply unless their habitat is limited. While Swamp Rabbits prefer locations near water, they do use upland sites
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Central Nervous System * Brain and Spinal Cord * Conscious and reflexive Motor and Sensory * Continuous with Peripheral Nervous System Reflex Arc Reminder: Association neuron can modulate Autonomic Nervous System * Part of peripheral but feeds back to the central. * Cranial nerves are peripheral, but have to the do with the autonomic as well. * Parallel subconscious (?) CNS/PNS * Visceral control * Homeostasis Ventricles of the Brain * Interior CSF
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sideward) 2. The skull - Also called cranium - Made of many bony plates join together - Lower jaw- chewing, top vertebra/neck vertebra- joint to the skull to allow nodding and rotational movements 3. The limbs - Arm - Upper arm bone- humerus (biceps and triceps muscles) - Lower arm bones-
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Running Head: Physical Activity and Stroke Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke His/her Name University Name Abstract Researchers and scientists have always favored preventive measures to avoid the conditions which result in undergoing a rigorous treatment. In this view physical activity or fitness training programs have been found having significant effects in the prevention of strokes as well as at post care stage as treatment
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Understanding ergonomics at work You may have heard of the term ‘ergonomics’. This is sometimes referred to as ‘human factors’. Not everyone really understands what ergonomics is, what it does, or how it affects people. This leaflet will help to answer these questions and to explain how understanding ergonomics can improve health and safety in your workplace. It is aimed at anyone who has a duty to maintain and improve health and safety and who wants to gain insight into ergonomics. It gives
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LECTURE 10-19 OBJECTIVES Lecture 10 1. Describe the functions of the various types of muscle * Skeletal- limb movement * Cardiac- heart movements * Smooth- movements of hollow organs 2. Describe the involvement of connective tissue in a skeletal muscle * Endomysium- surrounds and fills up spaces between individual muscle fibers * Perimysium- ensheaths muscle fascicles (bundles of muscle fibers) * Epimysium- ensheaths the whole muscle 3. Name the components of
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QAT TASK 1 Soap Note on patient SM Name Institution affiliation Soap Note on patient SM Patient initials: SM Sex: male Race: white Marital status: single Occupation: Student Source of information: the patient gives the information and he seems reliable. Problem Statement “I am here for a physical test on my right ankle. The ankle got sprained two days ago while I was playing soccer with
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What vital signs or symptoms does Annie exhibit? Blurred vision & eye strain, feel weak, gasping for air, constant fatigue Can you see any common features in Annie’s signs and symptoms? With blurred vision and eyestrain we must look at the optic nerve within the brain. From there, what could be causing the difficulty breathing and weakness? It must be a neurological problem involved with the synaptic centers. Since Annie is having such problems when she is working out hard and just playing
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Alhamdulillah, terbuka hatiku untuk postkan esei MARA ku yang tidak seberapa ini. Untuk siapkan esei ni aku bnyk rujuk contoh2 esesi drpd internet. Kini, setelah siap yang ak punya, ak rasa sudah tibalah masa untuk aku membantu org lain, orang yang mungkin melalui pengalaman yang sama mencari contoh esei MARA seperti aku. Rasa bersalah pula kalau aku tidak sebarkan. ME, MY EDUCATION AND CAREER PLANNING Written by : Imran Bin Ariffin, former student of Maktab Sultan Ismail NRIC : 930704-03-5959
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